October moon.

 

St John's wort, Hypericum perforatum, is another medicinal herb growing wild in the region and flowering June-July.

Externally used as inflammatory, suitable for burns, wounds and joint problems.

Taken internally it helps with depression, anxiety and sleeping disorder. 

Just popped up out of the earth.

Fall is olive harvest. We had a bountiful harvest thisn year. We learn that it is best to press the olives the same day as they are picked to guarantee optimal quality of flavour and nutritional value. We brought our olives to the local mill and got our oil by dinner time. The freshly pressed oil just tastes....divine!

  

 

Promenade des Anglais, Nice

Far niente at the Promenade des Anglais, Nice, Cote d'Azur (the French Riviera).

Pumpkins from our garden.

Thyme flowering.

This morning with some of our friends we helped harvest the grapes for the delicious local Bargemon wine "Le Vieil Ecolier".